New oil leak reported after a ferry that repeatedly ran aground off the Swedish coast is pulled free
A ferry that had ran aground last month off southeastern Sweden and started leaking oil into the Baltic Sea has been pulled free and anchored nearby
2023-11-01 21:57
Louisiana was open to Cancer Alley concessions. Then EPA dropped its investigation
The Environmental Protection Agency spent more than a year investigating whether Louisiana's oversight of industrial air emissions discriminated against Black residents
2023-11-01 21:54
Ukraine says oil refinery hit, power lines damaged in Russian drone attack
KYIV A Russian drone attack set ablaze the Kremenchuk oil refinery in central Ukraine and knocked out power
2023-11-01 20:56
US private payrolls miss expectations in October - ADP
WASHINGTON U.S. private payrolls increased far less than expected in October, but that likely understates the health of
2023-11-01 20:54
A media freedom group accuses Israel and Hamas of war crimes and reports deaths of 34 journalists
An international media freedom group says 34 journalists have been killed in the war between Israel and Hamas
2023-11-01 20:26
Before he became a politician, House Speaker Mike Johnson partnered with an anti-gay conversion therapy group
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson closely collaborated with a group in the mid-to-late 2000s that promoted "conversion therapy," a discredited practice that asserted it could change the sexual orientation of gay and lesbian individuals.
2023-11-01 19:25
Serbia's Vucic dissolves parliament, sets snap vote for Dec 17
BELGRADE (Reuters) -Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic dissolved parliament on Wednesday and called an early election on Dec. 17, aiming to
2023-11-01 19:16
Eruption of Eurasia's tallest active volcano sends ash columns above a Russian peninsula
Huge ash columns have erupted from Eurasia’s tallest active volcano and forced authorities to close schools in two towns on Russia’s sparsely populated Kamchatka Peninsula
2023-11-01 18:57
Opera goes underground in Ukraine's Kharkiv to avoid Russian missiles
By Vitalii Hnidyi KHARKIV, Ukraine Opera singers in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv hope to return to
2023-11-01 18:28
Futures slip as investors await Fed rate verdict
U.S. stock index futures drifted lower on Wednesday as longer-dated Treasury yields rose ahead of the Federal Reserve's
2023-11-01 18:24
The US infant mortality rate rose last year. The CDC says it's the largest increase in two decades
The U.S. infant mortality rate rose 3% last year, which is the largest increase in two decades
2023-11-01 18:17
Researchers hope tracking senior Myanmar army officers can ascertain blame for human rights abuses
A group of human rights researchers has officially launched a website they hope will facilitate the task of obtaining justice for victims of state violence in Myanmar
2023-11-01 17:58